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Monday, May 30, 2005

Akbar Ganji , political prisoner after 11 days hunger strike which was based on his demands for prison condition and the need for medical treatment outside the prison for asthma and back pain ....was released last night from prison ( Came to "morakhasi" a kind of visitation rights ).

Akbar Ganji said :1- I will continue on all of my position 2- He demanded for the release of all political prisoners as well as media and blog writers. 3- He won't vote to anyone ( in June 17 , presidential election)

He is doing fine ( Mentally ) But lost alot of weight and with smile and concentration answered all reporters questions.

Friday, May 27, 2005

A few days ago Officials met with Ganji in Evin prison and asked him to stop his hunger strike and they promissed they will work on his demands and based on this agreement Akbar Ganji temporarily stoped his hunger strike ( Although he mentioned he only took some soup ) and said that if they didn't fullfil his demand he will re-start his hunger strike on Thursday. Today Friday May 27/05 he resumed his hunger strike again. Now , continuation of the news:

http://www.iran-emrooz.net/index.php?/news/more/1663/- In persian

Ganji: Until the fullfilment of my demands , I will continue the hunger strike !

Ganji: The bases of the negociation between me and the officials , Was the trust and the promisses that they have made with me. Now that i am going to continue the hunger strike , as I told before everybody knows that who would be responsible for my life. Any news about me will be delivered through my wife and my lawyers.

Abdollah Nouri ( Salam newspaper publisher , who also spent several years in prison)in his visiting Ganjis family : Ganji has openions which they ( The regime ) does not like.

Ganjis wife , Masoumeh Shafiei in a news that is reported by ISNA said : The bases of my negociation with them was the trust and the promisses they made to fullfil my problems.the condition for negociation is trust............. Ganji complained of them lying to the public that they dont have political prisoners , Totalitarian regime continue to live on the bases of lies............Ganji said that the regime runs solitary confinment in his prisons.

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Statement by more than 260 journalists , Intellectuals and political activists in support of Akbar Ganji !

We, a group of journalists , Intellectuals and social ,political ,labour activists in solidarity with humane and legal demands of Akbar Ganji who is on indefinite hunger strike , warn to human rights violators that we will not allow the policy of reppression based on power and imprisonment will take another victim from us as well we announce that if this brave and professional journalist wont be allowed by the judiciary to search for treatment outside of prison , In saving his life we will start a peaceful , legal and civil protest .

Another news :

Allert on Akbar Ganji's health !Dr. Molaie , The lawyer of Ganji : since yesterday Ganji is losing 1.5 kg of weight. Ganji: The head of Tehran judiciary have said : " We believe that he is not sick , and from now on if anything happen , Ganji will be responsible" . Talking about " if anything happen " meaning the death of the writer ,This means that if I die until the end of this month, It's my responsibility, Well they say that I am not on hunger strike and as well they say that I am not sick , If I die why I should be responsible?

Another news: Dr. Shireen Ebadi the noble peace prize winner issued a statement about the situation of Akbar Ganji :

Hunger strike has a dagerous consequence for Akbar Ganji !Ganji is becoming more sick and hunger strike at this situation has a grave consequences. Since according to human rights code it is impossible to prevent someone of expressing his openion and based on this situation , As a lawyer of Ganji , I request from all his colleagues , as well as human rights advocates and freedom loving people by sending letters / emails demand from authorities to let him to seek medical treatment outside of prison.

Monday, May 23, 2005

" Sit in protest " of journalists and NGOs in front of parliament and in support of parliamentary reporters, Freedom of expression , freedom of information, freedom of journalists , end repression on media , return of parliamentary reporter to the parliament.

IRAN WATCH CANADA will monitor this event as well as Akbar Ganji's hunger strike.

Mrs. Masumeh Shafiei the wife of Akbar Ganji :Akbar Ganji's hunger strike is going to be continued !

Masumeh Shafiei : They must let the media journalists to visit Ganji in the prison and will publish his latest pictures so that the people know how is he doing !

In a written statement they have ordered the prison officials for treatment to bring Ganji to a hospital but after that they orally have said that not to bring him to hospital.

His blood pressure and weight have been monitored daily and the note shows that since the hunger strike he has lost one killo daily. Ganji's wife Mrs. Masumeh Shafiei who have visited her husband today said : Akbar Ganji was sentenced for 6 years , He has already served 61 months out of 6 years imprisonment, He started his hunger strike on last Thursday @ 7:00pm , He is banned to telephone his family for almost 56 months. According to the prison note today Monday May 23 / 05 his weight was registered 69 kg.During the hunger strike he only takes 8-10 glasses of water and a few smal sugar cube.

Ganji's wife Mrs. Masumeh Shafiei said that : Ganji's hunger strike is indefinite and will be continued until his demands are fulfilled.

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"Arman" newspaper reporters: We will join to the sit in of Shamsolvaezin !

" ISNA " : According to the report recieved by the ISNA : In a statement , the reporters of Arman newspaper said that; In protest to an insult by one of the member of the parliament to journalists, from Sunday the day that the parliament will resume its work for a sit in they will join to Shamsolvaezin.

http://mag.gooya.com/politics/archives/029199.php

Mashaollah Shamsolvaezin the editor of the banned " Toos" , " Jame-eh" and " Neshat " said: In defense to the chastity of journalists all over the country , On Sunday morning I will stage a "sit in protest" in front of Islamic consultative assembly .

The name of the member of parliament is " Kochekzadeh" .

Shamsolvaezin indicated that; His sit in protest will end when the speaker of the parliament expel the MP and appologizes from the journalists.

http://mag.gooya.com/politics/archives/029098.php

The head of the Association of Syndicate Journalists: Masud Hushmand Razavi : We condemn insult to all journalists of the country !

Mr. Mohammad Ali Dadkhah the speaker for the Association of Defenders of Human Rights in Iran: Insulting bahaviour to information messenger is a social tragedy.

http://www.iran-emrooz.net/In Persian: From 7 pm yesterday( May 19/2005) and with an statement Akbar Ganji started its indefinit hunger strike !Akbar Ganji's statement: I am being banned to call my family, and i do not have the advantages that other prisoners have , i am being discriminated in a way that during the last 60 months imprisonment I had only less than 70 days " morakhasi" ( prisoners to get out of prison and visit their family for one or more days and then return to prison) * .I have Asthma and all the records about this is with the prison officials and prison's health clinic . I am not allowed to use the medical facilities and treatment outside the prison. And I believe that I am illegaly detained and it is unjust and I believe that no one should spened even one second in prison for expressing his openion but instead the situation for freeom of expression must be prepared in society , therefore from Thursday at 7 :00pm I will go to indefinit hunger strike .IRAN WATCH CANADA

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

" Mojtaba Samieenezhad" a weblog writer who have been in prison for almost 7 Months , from last Saturday in protest to his imprisoning situation went on hunger strike.Samieenezhad presently is being held in famous "Gohardasht" prison( in the city of Karaj ) and is among non-political prisoners.

Shireen Ebadi , Noble Prize winner is trying to help for the release of Mojtaba Sameieenezhad.

Mojtaba's mother Mrs. "Farideh Feizizadeh " by speaking with " Hatef " a newspaper said: Mojtaba has written a letter of pain and agony from his 7 months jails and asked his family to give to the head of judiciary. He is in an unlimited hunger strike.His mom said: We have written many letters to the officials but we hope this letter which is written by Mojtaba himself will change his situation. Mojtaba Sameieenezhad is 25 years old and is student of journalism. We are unable to prepare the 150 Million Tuman( 1 Tuman = 700 Canadian Dollar) bail , We hardly could prepare 50 Million Tuman. All weblog writer were arrested at the same time , but he is still in the jail.

Saturday, May 14, 2005

Gooya News( http://mag.gooya.com/politics/archives/028807.php)-Persian:"Yousef Moulaei" , Akbar Ganjis lawyer : Worries about the detriorating health of his client in Evin prison.He said that in his last meeting with Ganji ( Last Tuesday ) , Ganji told him : To warn the government about his health and the need for him to be transfered to medical facilities outside the prison.Ganji now is finishing his 6th year imprisonment , He is been banned of using telephone. He is continousely coughing (with dry cough) , Even the health clinic inside Evin prison recomended, him to be transfered to medical facilities outside the prison.

Akbar Ganji is an investigative and an international award wining journalist , who bravely followed and reported about the " Chain Murdering" of writers , political activists and dissidents by the agents within ministry of information.

Friday, May 13, 2005

News: Tehran - ILNA : From division # 13 of Tehran revolution court , " Ali Shojaie" student of Tehran University have been sentenced to 4 months impisonment.Mohammad Ali Dadkhah his lawyer approved the news and said: His client is accused of " action against national security" . http://mag.gooya.com/politics/archives/028739.php

In Another news: ILNA : "Mojtaba Najafi " former head of the Association of Islamic Students from Allameh Tabatabaie University also have been sentenced to 4 months imprisonment .He is also accused of " Action against national security".

News : Emad Baghi did not go to Jail.

News : " Abbas Kakavand" A journalist was sentenced by the division # 1009 of general court to 273 days imprisonment( suspension for 2 years ).

Thursday, May 12, 2005

Cafe 78 is located in "Aban" St. in the heart of Tehran ( The capital of Iran). Cafe was a place for cultural gathering in recent years . It is closed by the " Edareh Amaken" (an Islamic Republic Watch dog) .Its been days that the cultural cafe goers , artists, writers and journalists have come to cafe and found a notice on its door that " Till next annuncement Cafe 78 is closed by "Edare Amaken ".

In another news:Mojtaba Saminezhad , A bloger is still in detention. For his release please write to " Ayatollah Shahroudi " the head of the Islamic Republic judiciary. http://www.parastood.com/IRAN WATCH CANADA

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Rooz :For spending another year in prison , Baghi was summoned to the court !

Ganji won't be alone any more !

Emadodin Baghi , Writer and researcher received another new court order and will go to Evin prison by tomorrow . Same place where he spent three years .Once in the year 2000 together with Akbar Ganji for the same reason for investigation and disclosure on "chain murdering file" was summoned to the court and with an article on " Ghesas " ( eye for an eye- Islamic judiciary sentencing ) in " Asre Azadegan " newspaper , and “ Asre Azadegan” added more onto his accusation .Akbar Ganji is the only among reformist journalists who after the release of Emad Baghi remained in prison. Emad received this sentencing late last Tuesday .He is asked to attend in division # 5 of the court and he is warned that if he fails to attend he will be arrested. They intend to stop him from writing and other activities. Baghi is the founder of an NGO called “ “Association Defending the Rights of Political Prisoners”. Baghi already spent three years in prison and is going to prison again on Thursday.

Tuesday, May 10, 2005

iran-emrooz.net (Persian) : Hunger strik by Akbar Ganji a possibility !There have been news that because of the need for his health condition , Akbar Ganji may go to hunger strike in Evin prison.

Emrooz: He is now serving his six year imprisonment. He is suffering from : Asthma , back pain and recently suffering from shortage of sight .

"Saeed Mortazavi" the infamous Tehran prosecutor and Press judge division # 1410 is one of the person who enjoy to keep Akbar Ganji in prison. According to news published " Saeed Mortazavi" is the person who personally interrogated Zahra Kazemi.

Iran-emrooz .net ( Persian) :With a resolution the students ended their sit in protest.

They demanded: Together with the families of political prisoners we demand the immediate and unconditional release of political prisoners particularly : Akbar Ganji, Naser Zarafshan, Reza Alijani, Taghi Rahmani, Hoda Saber, Abbas Amirentezam, Abbas Abdi, Hosein Ghazian, Heshmatollah Tabarzadi , The accused's of Tehran University campus files and others.

The sit in protest started on Monday morning this week in "Amir Kabir" University and ended today ( May 10 ) at noon time.Freedom of all political prisonersFreedom of expression Free election Impartiality of judiciary system and justiceEnd the violation of human rights..............

Monday, May 09, 2005

Site of Iran-Emrooz ( www.iran-emrooz.net)- Persian : Press conference of three Meli-Mazhabi political prisoners family . We demand the immediate and unconditional release of our husbands !

The wife of Taghi Rahmani , Mrs. Narges Mohammadi Said: Our main and basic protest to this file is this : Based on what order they are in prison? And our question as family member of this political prisoners is this: Based on what accusation and from what division and for how many years they should stay in prison?

Narges Mohammadi , The wife of Taghi RahmaniFarideh Jamshidi, The wife of Hoda SaberParvin Bakhtiarnezhad, The wife of Reza Alijani

They have spent 700 days in detention. They spent 134 days of this in solitary confinement. We also paid 50 Million Tuman ( $1= 700 Tuman) each for bail but they haven’t been released.

Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Based on a report from Karim Mohammadi , The brother of Esmail Mohammadi from the city of Bukan( Kurdistan province) who spent three years in Islamic Republic's prison , On Thursday April 21 he has recieved an order from the judiciary power and is sentenced to death. Ismail Mohammadi is 38 years old and has 5 children and is accused of sympathizing with " Kumeleh" ( A political group in Kurdistan province ) .Ismail Mohammadi is a political prisoner who is in a prison in "Urumieh" . This news have been endorsed by " Centre for Political Prisoners in Iran (Exile ) " .

In another news based on a report the regime as well decided to execute another political prisoner . His name is Hojat Zamani and he is one of those prisoner who recently went on hunger strike in " Rejai Shahr " prison .IRAN WATCH CANADAwww.moriab.blogspot.com

Sunday, May 01, 2005

The court's session on to the accusation of Ajlal Ghavami and Saeed Saei , the two Kurdish journalists was held this morning ( Saturday April 30 /2005) in the division # 4 of the public prosecutor and revolution court of the city of Sanandaj . According to the reporter of " ILNA " The pair journalists have been accused of " conspiracy against the security by propagating for boycuting the election" , " cursing the leader and instigating problems among religious and minorities " , " by showing the state does not function " , " Propaganda activities for the opposition parties that are against Islamic Republic" and " cursing the states officials".

In this court session which was held with the presence of the complainant , this two journalists pleaded not guilty.

At the end of the court session the judge ordered a bail with the amount of 14 million Tuman ( 1 Canadian $ is = 700 Tuman ) for each of the accused and announced that the next session of the court for the rest of the accusation will be announced by a written letter.IRAN WATCH CANADA http://www.moriab.blogspot.com

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